Big Idea 7 review

Big Idea 7 review

Multiple Choice

What weather condition might cause a cloudy, wet day?

• low humidity

• no precipitation

• low air pressure

• high air pressure

Low air pressure

Low air pressure brings more evaporation, cloud formation, higher humidity and precipitation.  

Multiple Choice

What part of the water cycle does water return to the lakes and oceans?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• vapor formation

Evaporation: The sun’s energy changes water from a liquid to a gas (water vapor).

Condensation: The atmosphere cools down the water vapor (gas) and changes it back to a liquid. A cloud is made of these liquid droplets

Precipitation:Water falling back to Earth’s surface once large enough droplets have formed during condensation (rain, snow, sleet, hail)

Multiple Choice

The map shows a climate zone. Which of the following best describes the red-shaded zone?

• polar

• tropical

• subarctic

• temperate

Multiple Choice

What weather conditions are usually found in swamp/wetlands?

• low temperature, low humidity

• low temperature, high humidity

• high temperature, high humidity

• high temperature, low humidity

Swamp/Wetlands

Year round heat and humidity; wet all the time Often located in tropical areas

Multiple Choice

The polar zone have an extremely cold climate. What is the reason for this?

• There is a lot of coastline.

• There is a lot of sunlight.

• There is little land.

• These zones are farthest from the equator.

Polar Zone

Receives the least amount of sunlight, coldest climate, covered in snow and ice

Multiple Choice

The Orlando airport and the cruise ship terminal in Cocoa Beach, FL have the same elevation and latitude. The airport is far inland and the cruise terminal is on the coast. How would the winter weather of the cruise terminal be different from the airport?

• lower temperature and less rainfall

• higher temperatures and less rainfall

• lower temperature and more rainfall

• higher temperature and more rainfall

Areas near water (coastal)

• The temperature of water changes much more slowly than land.

• Summer temperature is cooler than inland areas.

• Winter temperature is warmer than inland areas.

• Coastal areas tend to have high humidity and higher precipitation than inland areas

Multiple Choice

In our classroom water cycle simulation, we used ice cubes to help the simulation function. How did the ice cubes help it function?

• The ice cubes heated up the water to cause evaporation.

• The ice cubes heated up the water vapor to cause condensation.

• The ice cubes cooled the water to cause evaporation.

• The ice cubes cooled the water vapor to cause condensation.

Condensation (CCC)

Water vapor must:

Cool in the atmosphere

Condense into a liquid droplet

Attach onto dust particle to form a cloud

Multiple Choice

Which cloud would a hail storm most likely occur?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

Multiple Choice

Why is the ocean an important part of the water cycle?

• The ocean is the driving energy for the water cycle.

• The ocean is not important.

• The ocean is the main source and storage to hold water.

• Lakes are more important than oceans.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly describes the difference between sleet and hail?

• Sleet usually falls in the summer and hail falls in the winter.

• Sleet comes from cirrus clouds and hail comes from cumulonimbus clouds.

• Sleet and hail are the same.

• Sleet forms when rain travels through a freezing layer of air and hail freezes in the upper atmosphere of a cloud before falling.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following weather conditions describes a desert environment?

• High Temperature, High humidity, high air pressure, little to no precipitation

• High Temperature, Low Humidity, High air pressure, high precipitation

• High Temperature, Low Humidity, High air pressure, little to no precipitation

• High Temperature, Low Humidity, Low air pressure, little to no precipitation